Halloween Makers’ Contest at Jacobs Hall

September 29, 2016 | 5:24 pm

Note: This post is about Jacobs events for Halloween 2016. For information about Halloween 2018 events, go here.

With autumn upon us, the Jacobs Institute is hosting a Halloween Makers’ Contest, open to everyone with a fall 2016 Maker Pass. In keeping with our belief in hands-on experimentation, this contest is a chance for students to explore new design practices and tools, from the sewing machines to the vacuum former. It’s also an opportunity to bring novel ideas — whether silly, sophisticated, or spooky — into the Jacobs Institute’s environment, prompting learning and skill-sharing through spirited creation.

About the Contest

Use your Maker Pass to create your Halloween costumes, props, and decorations — then win bragging rights and prizes for your DIY creations on October 31st. Everyone with a fall 2016 Maker Pass is eligible to join the competition.

Contest rules

Both costumes and props/decorations are welcome.

Submissions must be made, at least in part, with Jacobs Hall or CITRIS Invention Lab fabrication equipment.

Judging

The contest and party will be held on October 31st, 12-1pm, in 310 Jacobs Hall (everyone is welcome to come to the party; RSVP here). Winners will be determined by audience approval, so make your submissions as creatively frightening and frighteningly creative as possible!

If you can’t come to the event but still want to participate, email your contest submission(s) to jacobsinstitute@berkeley.edu, with the subject heading “Halloween Makers’ Contest,” by October 30th at 11:59pm. Include a photo or video of your submission and one paragraph about how you made it at Jacobs Hall and/or the CITRIS Invention Lab.